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• Radial Symmetry


  A type of Symmetry used in art and design to depict speed and motion
• Early textual works were often inscribed on stone tablets

  True
• Dimensionality


  Answers the question whether it is two-dimensional or three-dimensional
• Period style


  An artistic style in which the characteristic structures of their works are derived from the culture prevalent during a particular period of time
• Monetary value


  Refers to the amount a buyer is willing to pay
• Cultural value


  The perceived quality or merit of the work
• Stone age or neolithic period


  A final stage of cultural evolution or technological development among prehistoric humans
• First ceramicists that produced the first European porcelain in 1708

  • Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus and Johann Friedrich Böttger
• Meissen ware


  The porcelain produce in Europe
• Analysis


  Answers the questions how these elements are related once the elements of artwork have been identified
• Idealization is prevalent norm in depicting royal figures in Ancient Egypt
• Heirloom


  A valuable object that has belonged to a family for general generations
• Meissen wares or porcelain


  • Tactile and aesthetic qualities that come from the physical substance and techniques used and to historical and social associations they hold
• Vellum


  Calfskin known for its smoother and finer surface
• Interpretation can also change and some interpretations are better than the others

  True
• Cultural style


  An artistic style in which the work derives their structure from the culture prevalent in a particular place
• Interpretation


  A process of unfolding
• Porphyry


  A rich purple marble stone which was restricted to royal purposes
• Idealization promotes a positive perception

  True
• Regional Style


  An artistic style in which the work derives their structure from the principles that are not characteristic of either one place or one time
• Codex


  A manuscript with bound pages
• Humanism


  A philosophical belief that gives emphasis on human values and human endeavours
• Purple is a color associated with royalty
• Purple is a color restricted to royal purposes
• Emperor who decreed that early Christians can practice their faith without persecution

  • Emperor Constantine, The Great
• Sarcophagus


  A stone coffin that was richly carved with motifs from both the pagan Roman and Christian faith
• Mausolea


  A building containing tombs
• First king crowned as the first Holy Roman Emperor

  • Charlemagne
• Bilateral Trinity


  An example of Trifacial symmetry
• Soul making


  A process by which art whether visual, literary, or performative, enriches and deepens the human experience by touching upon fundamental aspect of existence
• Art is not passive. It has the capacity to evoke emotions, provoke thought, and engage the senses in a profound way

  False
• Art


  A medium through which artist express their innermost thoughts, emotions, and experiences
• Human condition


  The universal truth artists are communicating based on the topic of soul making
• Aspects of understanding art appreciation other than the technical aspect of artistic expression

  • Emotional resonance
  • Cultural context
  • Personal interpretation
• Art


  A catalyst for introspection, empathy, metaphor, and connection
• Soul making


  An art appreciation which is about recognizing the transformative power of art to inspire, enlighten, and nourish the human spirit
• Crafting images


  The production of visual representation of images
• Symmetry


  A formal type of balance that consist of mirroring portions of an image
• Crafting instruments


  One of the soul making categories that bridge to the unknown because the instrument creates sounds that exceeds our thoughts, emotions, and sensations
• The goal of description, analysis, and interpretation is understanding and insight